ScratchLottoIntel States Dead games

Washington, D.C. · $5 ticket · #1656

Black Pearls

Updated today

1 top prize is still unclaimed at $50,000. A $5 ticket returns about 68¢ on average.

Pays back per $1 68¢ about 70¢ when the game launched
Top prize $50,000 1 of 2 still unclaimed
How far along 30% about 30% of tickets already sold · roughly 170,348 tickets left (estimated) 1 in 4.17 tickets wins something

Prizes still unclaimed

PrizeStill unclaimedOriginally printed
$50,000 1 2
$5,000 3 3
$1,000 7 8
$500 20 33
$200 31 39
$100 419 617
$50 1,386 2,028
$25 1,857 2,722
$20 5,104 7,357
$10 14,864 21,440
$5 17,071 24,440
The full numbers
Expected value, current
0.6832 per $1 wagered
Expected value at launch
0.7046 per $1 wagered
Overall odds as published
1 in 4.17
Estimated tickets printed
244,733
Estimated tickets remaining
170,348
Estimated fraction sold
0.3039
Game number
#1656

Payback trend across our stored snapshots: new game — collecting data

Source: the Washington, D.C. Lottery's own game page. Every figure here is an estimate — how we figure them.